| inadequate | | |
| adj. | 1. inadequate, unequal | lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task.; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" |
| ~ deficient, lacking, wanting | inadequate in amount or degree.; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" |
| ~ unequal to, incapable, incompetent | not meeting requirements.; "unequal to the demands put upon him" |
| ~ short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed | inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc..; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals" |
| ~ unsatisfactory | not giving satisfaction.; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory" |
| adj. | 2. inadequate, poor, short | not sufficient to meet a need.; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" |
| ~ insufficient, deficient | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement.; "insufficient funds" |
| lacking | | |
| adj. | 1. deficient, lacking, wanting | inadequate in amount or degree.; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" |
| ~ inadequate, unequal | lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task.; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" |
| adj. | 2. absent, lacking, missing, wanting | nonexistent.; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" |
| ~ nonexistent | not having existence or being or actuality.; "chimeras are nonexistent" |
| wanting | | |
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